My sister’s friend looks like this guy. Lol.

He needs to fight someone. I dont care who it is really as long as they are top ten.

Barnett would be a great fight to see. Both Top 10 and ready to go. However, Dana need to fast track his non-exclusive contract with Fedor so the Randy fight can happen.

Has Fedor fought Barnett before?

No he has not.

Fuck Randy &chucks dreams of fighting fedor!! Fedor vs Josh is a match ive been waiting along time to see, hope it finally happens Josh has been my #3 for a good while. He has 3 of his 5 losses to Crocop which is apparently his kryptonite but besides that pure pwnage(and one of the losses really wasnt a loss).

If Dana can land both Fedor and Barnett…oh man that would be awesome!

Barnett is the kind of opponent that Fedor needs to be fighting. That would be a great fight, and if the UFC could get them under contract they would be huge additions to the depleted HW division.

I keep having dreams that I’m fighting Fedor. I should start fighting and maybe I will be able to fight him in a year or so.

[quote comment=”359799″]I keep having dreams that I’m fighting Fedor. I should start fighting and maybe I will be able to fight him in a year or so.[/quote]

whats your height & walking around wheight?

Mania -

Man I swear, you guys have the most goofy pictures of Fedor on the net. A few months ago you had one with him holding an icecream cone like an 8 year old. And in this current one, he looks like he’s been smoking out with Dave Chappelle…hahaha..classic!

Hard to believe the man in those pictures could quite possibly rip my arm off and stuff it up my arse..haha..but keep em pics comming!

[quote comment=”359799″]I keep having dreams that I’m fighting Fedor. I should start fighting and maybe I will be able to fight him in a year or so.[/quote]
Are you freakishly tall? If so you will be guaranteed a fight with Fedor…

Fedor is very controlled and respectful.

But he needs to fight only the best. No more crazy match ups like Man Choi or Lindland.

He said the UFC offer was a one sided deal but what major sports organisation doesn’t do that, wether it be football, rugby, basketball or whatever. None of those allow you to play for other teams (in his case compete in other competitions) or participate in things that get you injured like extreme sports much less fight elsewhere.

It is natural for a business to want to protect its investment. However in his defence he has been a free agent for most of his career so being tied down to a single org may seem a bit restrictive (even for 18 months or 6 matches). Even in pride he had a 1 fight contract deal hence being almost a free agent, so he could do what he wanted between matches.

Put simply he will be a Hall Of Famer if he comes to the UFC and does an Anderson Silva but will be exposed if he does a Cro Cop. It all depends though on a single meeting between Dana and Fedors management. Someone needs to give an inch.

[quote comment=”359757″]If Dana can land both Fedor and Barnett…oh man that would be awesome![/quote]

Barnett won’t sign, he and Dana don’t get on since the steroid incident.

Is Fedor known for being a nice guy? He looks like a nice guy.

but yeah, Fedor and Barnett, I’d definetly watch it, but I’m still hoping for the Fedor/Randy.

Guys, this is probably hype over nothing. This really feels like a simple translation issue.

The sentence…

“I’m aware of the fact such bout is planned but I haven’t been told anything about it as of yet”

… Could easily have been just a simple case of the translator not picking the best words from Russian to English, what Fedor really meant could be as simple as

“I definitely would like that bout to take place one day, but there are no particular solid plans as of yet”

This is probably a non-story.

[quote comment=”359705″]Has Fedor fought Barnett before?[/quote]

No..but Fedor needs to fight a Josh Barnett soon.

Fedor used to be pen pals with Van Damm too… but their pen pal-dom blossumed into romance as….

[quote comment=”359929″]Fedor is very controlled and respectful.

But he needs to fight only the best. No more crazy match ups like Man Choi or Lindland.

He said the UFC offer was a one sided deal but what major sports organisation doesn’t do that, wether it be football, rugby, basketball or whatever. None of those allow you to play for other teams (in his case compete in other competitions) or participate in things that get you injured like extreme sports much less fight elsewhere.

It is natural for a business to want to protect its investment. However in his defence he has been a free agent for most of his career so being tied down to a single org may seem a bit restrictive (even for 18 months or 6 matches). Even in pride he had a 1 fight contract deal hence being almost a free agent, so he could do what he wanted between matches.

Put simply he will be a Hall Of Famer if he comes to the UFC and does an Anderson Silva but will be exposed if he does a Cro Cop. It all depends though on a single meeting between Dana and Fedors management. Someone needs to give an inch.[/quote]

The exclusive stipulation was just one issue of quite a few that Fedor thought was lopsided. Sherdog had an interview a while back on it. Another fedor didn’t like was that if he didn’t lose as champion and his contract was up at that given time, then his contract was automatically renewed at the same $$ and was non-negotiable. I’d like to see them work it out too though.

MAC- I think you are correct:

[quote comment=”360058″]Guys, this is probably hype over nothing. This really feels like a simple translation issue.

The sentence…

“I’m aware of the fact such bout is planned but I haven’t been told anything about it as of yet”

… Could easily have been just a simple case of the translator not picking the best words from Russian to English, what Fedor really meant could be as simple as

“I definitely would like that bout to take place one day, but there are no particular solid plans as of yet”

This is probably a non-story.[/quote]

[quote comment=”360000″]Is Fedor known for being a nice guy? He looks like a nice guy.[/quote]

Where have you been? lol

[quote comment=”360058″]Guys, this is probably hype over nothing. This really feels like a simple translation issue.

The sentence…

“I’m aware of the fact such bout is planned but I haven’t been told anything about it as of yet”

… Could easily have been just a simple case of the translator not picking the best words from Russian to English, what Fedor really meant could be as simple as

“I definitely would like that bout to take place one day, but there are no particular solid plans as of yet”

This is probably a non-story.[/quote]

Here is an original interview (in russian). He said that fight with Barnett is going to happen

UFC really has to sign him. Its a fact, that Dana is not going to be able to control this guy, so the big question is, will Dana put his ego to this side and get the deal done, or are the fans going to have to suffer for Dana’s inability to land Fedor?

Straight up, I dont care what dana has to do, or how much he has to give in, he needs to do whatever is possible top get this guy in the OIctagon. Fedor is one of the few Great athletes in our time that isn’t all about the money. So sincer the money is not an issue, Dana has to swallow his Pride, tuck his tail between his legs and give in to whatever he has to to get Fedor inside the UFC!

With this one move, Dana can make up for many of his short coming of this past year. Not Landing Fedor, Loosing Randy etc.
If Fedor signs elsewhere, people are going to want Dana’s head on a platter.

I would really like for Dana to sit this one out and let the Fertita’s run point on these negotiations. After all its really there company, Overall Dana has been great, but in the past year he has managed to screw some things up. Fertita’s should bench Dana, just until Fedor is signed and then the UFC would get Fedor and Randy, and maybe than the UFC can start climbing its way out of debt!

Whether he’s #1 or not, the guy is always a class act. I hope to see him fight some good competiton soon.

[quote comment=”360219″]UFC really has to sign him. Its a fact, that Dana is not going to be able to control this guy, so the big question is, will Dana put his ego to this side and get the deal done, or are the fans going to have to suffer for Dana’s inability to land Fedor?

Straight up, I dont care what dana has to do, or how much he has to give in, he needs to do whatever is possible top get this guy in the OIctagon. Fedor is one of the few Great athletes in our time that isn’t all about the money. So sincer the money is not an issue, Dana has to swallow his Pride, tuck his tail between his legs and give in to whatever he has to to get Fedor inside the UFC!

With this one move, Dana can make up for many of his short coming of this past year. Not Landing Fedor, Loosing Randy etc.
If Fedor signs elsewhere, people are going to want Dana’s head on a platter.

I would really like for Dana to sit this one out and let the Fertita’s run point on these negotiations. After all its really there company, Overall Dana has been great, but in the past year he has managed to screw some things up. Fertita’s should bench Dana, just until Fedor is signed and then the UFC would get Fedor and Randy, and maybe than the UFC can start climbing its way out of debt![/quote]
As usual, I completely agree with you.

[quote comment=”360219″]UFC really has to sign him. Its a fact, that Dana is not going to be able to control this guy, so the big question is, will Dana put his ego to this side and get the deal done, or are the fans going to have to suffer for Dana’s inability to land Fedor?

Straight up, I dont care what dana has to do, or how much he has to give in, he needs to do whatever is possible top get this guy in the OIctagon. Fedor is one of the few Great athletes in our time that isn’t all about the money. So sincer the money is not an issue, Dana has to swallow his Pride, tuck his tail between his legs and give in to whatever he has to to get Fedor inside the UFC!

With this one move, Dana can make up for many of his short coming of this past year. Not Landing Fedor, Loosing Randy etc.
If Fedor signs elsewhere, people are going to want Dana’s head on a platter.

I would really like for Dana to sit this one out and let the Fertita’s run point on these negotiations. After all its really there company, Overall Dana has been great, but in the past year he has managed to screw some things up. Fertita’s should bench Dana, just until Fedor is signed and then the UFC would get Fedor and Randy, and maybe than the UFC can start climbing its way out of debt![/quote]
I agree that at this point and time with respect to the Fedor situation, Lorenzo Fertitta should be the point man. IMHO Dana is being overwhelmed. The business is growing super fast and it is too much for one person. Why the Fertitta’s don’t acknowledge this is beyond me.

i hope this fight happens its about time fedor fights someone thats a top 10 Hwt.he really needs to quit fighting unranked opponents,like H.M Choi & M.Lindland.the law isnt even a Hwt.if this fight happens and it goes to decision it will be another top fighter that he couldnt finish,like Cro-cop & Big Nog.IMO his best fight was with Kevin Randleman.the majority of his other fights were against guys that didnt belong in the top 30 Hwt. hes got to win in the OCTOGON against a top 5 Hwt before i consider him the best in world.right now i still consider him a big fish in a small pond.

Barnett and Fedor are penpals…. how cute.

[quote comment=”360219″]UFC really has to sign him. Its a fact, that Dana is not going to be able to control this guy, so the big question is, will Dana put his ego to this side and get the deal done, or are the fans going to have to suffer for Dana’s inability to land Fedor?

Straight up, I dont care what dana has to do, or how much he has to give in, he needs to do whatever is possible top get this guy in the OIctagon. Fedor is one of the few Great athletes in our time that isn’t all about the money. So sincer the money is not an issue, Dana has to swallow his Pride, tuck his tail between his legs and give in to whatever he has to to get Fedor inside the UFC!

With this one move, Dana can make up for many of his short coming of this past year. Not Landing Fedor, Loosing Randy etc.
If Fedor signs elsewhere, people are going to want Dana’s head on a platter.

I would really like for Dana to sit this one out and let the Fertita’s run point on these negotiations. After all its really there company, Overall Dana has been great, but in the past year he has managed to screw some things up. Fertita’s should bench Dana, just until Fedor is signed and then the UFC would get Fedor and Randy, and maybe than the UFC can start climbing its way out of debt![/quote]
I agree with you 100%. If the UFC lands Fedor we will not only get to see Fedor Vs. Randy, we will get to see Big Nog vs. Randy as well and those are to great fights that deep down inside Dana knows he wants to see. I guess Randy would have to fight Nog first since he has the Interim Title. Dana needs to swallow his pride and make it happen.

[quote comment=”360181″][quote comment=”360058″]Guys, this is probably hype over nothing. This really feels like a simple translation issue.

The sentence…

“I’m aware of the fact such bout is planned but I haven’t been told anything about it as of yet”

… Could easily have been just a simple case of the translator not picking the best words from Russian to English, what Fedor really meant could be as simple as

“I definitely would like that bout to take place one day, but there are no particular solid plans as of yet”

This is probably a non-story.[/quote]

Here is an original interview (in russian). He said that fight with Barnett is going to happen[/quote]

http://www.mixfight.ru/info/interviews/2008/3/11/Fedor-interview/

[quote comment=”360219″]UFC really has to sign him. Its a fact, that Dana is not going to be able to control this guy, so the big question is, will Dana put his ego to this side and get the deal done, or are the fans going to have to suffer for Dana’s inability to land Fedor?

Straight up, I dont care what dana has to do, or how much he has to give in, he needs to do whatever is possible top get this guy in the OIctagon. Fedor is one of the few Great athletes in our time that isn’t all about the money. So sincer the money is not an issue, Dana has to swallow his Pride, tuck his tail between his legs and give in to whatever he has to to get Fedor inside the UFC!

With this one move, Dana can make up for many of his short coming of this past year. Not Landing Fedor, Loosing Randy etc.
If Fedor signs elsewhere, people are going to want Dana’s head on a platter.

I would really like for Dana to sit this one out and let the Fertita’s run point on these negotiations. After all its really there company, Overall Dana has been great, but in the past year he has managed to screw some things up. Fertita’s should bench Dana, just until Fedor is signed and then the UFC would get Fedor and Randy, and maybe than the UFC can start climbing its way out of debt![/quote]

You must have MMA running through your veins, you sound like how any true fan would on this issue. However from a totally business point of view to make huge exceptions (as I was led to believe was the case) for a single individual can have huge reprecussions to a business.

Look at what happened with Randy after Dana considered giving Fedor 2 mil a fight, he felt [Randy] like Dana was taking the piss out of him and everyone else on the roster, and that was without the show in Russia, The other Red Devil members joining and whatever else Fedor was asking for. Its not a good I idea to make such big exceptions for anyone man (even Fedor), in the long run it will lead to disaster.

However saying all that Fedor has worked himself into an amazing position to be able to ask for almost anything, he has the fight record of top boxer (e.g. 1000-2) but in the world of MMA, which is crazy.

UFC is mixed martial arts’ biggest promotion, Fedor is mixed martial arts greatest champion. Neither should have to bend to the will of the other completely. I think some serious compromise is needed between the two. At the moment I think they are being as bad as each other.

If Dana is as pissed at Randy for the way he’s acted as it seems, signing Fedor would be the best thing they could possibly do. That would force Randy to fight Minotauro for the outright UFC HW championship if he wants to fight Fedor. I think that would be a very tough fight for Randy and if he lost, he might not ever get a chance to fight Fedor. Since Dana is known to hold a grudge he would probably love that.

fedors opinion of a one-sided contract may greatly differ from anothers. im sure bodog and m1s contracts looked fantastic until the fighters didn’t get paid. i know the ufc offered fedor around 1.5 mil per fight and probably ppv% and bonuses that could equal to much more. now all the in-between stuff i think was greatly exagerated by both parties, but the thing i know for sure is the ufc pays their fighters. other former pride fighters like wandi, nog, hendo, silva, werdum and rampage dont seem to have any problems and have high praise for the ufc. there has to be a comprimise somwhere.

does anyone know what fedor was real offered per fight at first people where saying 1 million now its 2 million do we really even know.

i would rather see him fight barnett than randy. a win of barnett would silence the trash talking for 6 or so months. and i would definently love to see fedor/liddell, probably wont happen, liddell would no way leave the ufc. and what i read about the contract the ufc wanted fedor to sign, there is no way he would sign it

also i do think dana needs to retract his statement about fedor not being a top5 fighter. it really seems to bother him and everyone except fedor knows dana doesnt truely believe this, he was just mad because fedor didn’t sign and maybee lost randy because of it. i also dont know if just meeting w/ the fertittas alone would make that much difference. if you recall the press conference when randy resigned one of the fertittas( i cnat remember if it was frank or lorenzo) had alot to say and was very detailed and very articulate about the whole ordeal. i dont think dana say anything that the fertittas dont already agree with. what iam saying is i think danas words and thoughts are the fertittas as well. just not as much swearing. imo i think fedor needs new manangement.

[quote comment=”360573″]does anyone know what fedor was real offered per fight at first people where saying 1 million now its 2 million do we really even know.[/quote]
i dont think anyone will ever know the true nature of the contract except zuffa and fesors management.

[quote comment=”359929″]He said the UFC offer was a one sided deal but what major sports organisation doesn’t do that, wether it be football, rugby, basketball or whatever. None of those allow you to play for other teams (in his case compete in other competitions) or participate in things that get you injured like extreme sports much less fight elsewhere.[/quote]

Apparently you have never heard of a small thing called the OLYMPICS!!! Hockey, basketball, baseball. The pros all participate in the Olympics and yes they sometimes get hurt. If you need reference check out what happened to the Toronto Raptors. Garbajosa went and played for Spain and required season ending knee surgery. Look at the Canada Cup quite a few years ago when Gretzky got nailed from behind by Gary Suter. His back was messed up for the rest of his career. He was the best hockey player in history. Do your research man. Dana has to do something though because as it stands right now the HW division is a joke. No one on this site can tell me that the UFC has the top 10 HW’s in the world. Hell it doesn’t even have the top 5.

[quote comment=”360608″][quote comment=”359929″]He said the UFC offer was a one sided deal but what major sports organisation doesn’t do that, wether it be football, rugby, basketball or whatever. None of those allow you to play for other teams (in his case compete in other competitions) or participate in things that get you injured like extreme sports much less fight elsewhere.[/quote]

Apparently you have never heard of a small thing called the OLYMPICS!!! Hockey, basketball, baseball. The pros all participate in the Olympics and yes they sometimes get hurt. If you need reference check out what happened to the Toronto Raptors. Garbajosa went and played for Spain and required season ending knee surgery. Look at the Canada Cup quite a few years ago when Gretzky got nailed from behind by Gary Suter. His back was messed up for the rest of his career. He was the best hockey player in history. Do your research man. Dana has to do something though because as it stands right now the HW division is a joke. No one on this site can tell me that the UFC has the top 10 HW’s in the world. Hell it doesn’t even have the top 5.[/quote]

the GREAT ONE Wayne Gretzky was injured in the Canada Cup which later went on to become the World Cup.GRETZKY played in the 98 olympics in Japan but didnt get hurt.

[quote comment=”360361″]i hope this fight happens its about time fedor fights someone thats a top 10 Hwt.he really needs to quit fighting unranked opponents,like H.M Choi & M.Lindland.the law isnt even a Hwt.if this fight happens and it goes to decision it will be another top fighter that he couldnt finish,like Cro-cop & Big Nog.IMO his best fight was with Kevin Randleman.the majority of his other fights were against guys that didnt belong in the top 30 Hwt. hes got to win in the OCTOGON against a top 5 Hwt before i consider him the best in world.right now i still consider him a big fish in a small pond.[/quote]

Did it ever occur to you that the fights with Nog and Crocop were battles? If you had seen any of those fights you would not be making this assinine comment. You need to wake up and realize something guy. THE UFC DOESN’T HAVE THE BEST HW’S IN THE WORLD!!! Who do you want him to beat? Tim Sylvia? Verdum? Vera? When anyone of these guys gets a record eeven close to Fedors let me know. He has the chance to fight Randy if Dana smartens up. But as it stands now, the HW division of the UFC is a joke with only Randy and Nog as true HW’s in the top 10. Go to the ufc website and look at their HW’s. Great names like Sanchez, Hardonk, McCully and Wellisch. The only names they have that are top 10 are Randy, Nog, Arlovski and Mir and that’s pushing it. If you want him to prove himself against any of those guys call Dana and tell him that his HW division is sinking fast.

[quote comment=”360634″][quote comment=”360608″][quote comment=”359929″]He said the UFC offer was a one sided deal but what major sports organisation doesn’t do that, wether it be football, rugby, basketball or whatever. None of those allow you to play for other teams (in his case compete in other competitions) or participate in things that get you injured like extreme sports much less fight elsewhere.[/quote]

Apparently you have never heard of a small thing called the OLYMPICS!!! Hockey, basketball, baseball. The pros all participate in the Olympics and yes they sometimes get hurt. If you need reference check out what happened to the Toronto Raptors. Garbajosa went and played for Spain and required season ending knee surgery. Look at the Canada Cup quite a few years ago when Gretzky got nailed from behind by Gary Suter. His back was messed up for the rest of his career. He was the best hockey player in history. Do your research man. Dana has to do something though because as it stands right now the HW division is a joke. No one on this site can tell me that the UFC has the top 10 HW’s in the world. Hell it doesn’t even have the top 5.[/quote]

the GREAT ONE Wayne Gretzky was injured in the Canada Cup which later went on to become the World Cup.GRETZKY played in the 98 olympics in Japan but didnt get hurt.[/quote]

HOLY CANADIANS!!!

[quote comment=”360634″][quote comment=”360608″][quote comment=”359929″]He said the UFC offer was a one sided deal but what major sports organisation doesn’t do that, wether it be football, rugby, basketball or whatever. None of those allow you to play for other teams (in his case compete in other competitions) or participate in things that get you injured like extreme sports much less fight elsewhere.[/quote]

Apparently you have never heard of a small thing called the OLYMPICS!!! Hockey, basketball, baseball. The pros all participate in the Olympics and yes they sometimes get hurt. If you need reference check out what happened to the Toronto Raptors. Garbajosa went and played for Spain and required season ending knee surgery. Look at the Canada Cup quite a few years ago when Gretzky got nailed from behind by Gary Suter. His back was messed up for the rest of his career. He was the best hockey player in history. Do your research man. Dana has to do something though because as it stands right now the HW division is a joke. No one on this site can tell me that the UFC has the top 10 HW’s in the world. Hell it doesn’t even have the top 5.[/quote]

the GREAT ONE Wayne Gretzky was injured in the Canada Cup which later went on to become the World Cup.GRETZKY played in the 98 olympics in Japan but didnt get hurt.[/quote]

So what is your point here? I was stating that many pro athletes take part in outside competition. You are stating what? the fact that they changed the name of the Canada Cup to the World Cup or that Gretzky wasn’t hurt in the ‘98 Olympics? Regardless the fact remains that he was injured playing in outside the NHL competition. I was using the Olympics as a reference to pros taking part in outside competition which you say they do not? You even listed basketball. Does the name Dream Team mean anything to you? No one got injured but they played outside their contracts for free.

Fedor competing in Russian Sambo is none of Dana or the UFC’s business. If GSP didnt get awarded the Matt Hughes fight in december when Serra got hurt, GSP was going to compete in the Olympics. Sambo happens like once a year and none of Fedor’s opponents even show up to fight him. I think he only had to fight one guy to win the Sambo championship at the last Sambo event.

Dana cant say that Fedor cant compete in Sambo, but GSP can compete in the Olympics! That cant happen! Any man fortunate enough to represent their country in any sport should be able to.

As for the Red devil fight team….. why not bring some of them into the UFC….The UFC needs a little Russian Flavor! Dana signed a bunch of Garbage British fighters that would probably get crushed by the red devil fighters. Some of those Red devil dudes are really young and very talented…I dont think it would be a bad idea to bring a few of them over….at the very least Fedor, Aleksander and Kiril Sidelnikov….who has been dubbed…The next Fedor

I desperately want to see Sergei Kharitonov in the UFC…He is a really bad dude and he is only 29 years old. However, i dont think he is still training with the Red Devil Fight team, someone please correct me if I am wrong!

I would love to see this fight. What would be even better though, is if Fedor signed a precedent setting non-exclusive contract with the UFC to fight Randy, then went elsewhere to fight Barnett. Barnett in the UFC?? nahh

I’m not holding out hope, though. Dana holds some tight reins and non-xclusive contracts and personal grudges are kinda his MO at this point. I’m not confident I’ll ever see Fedor, Barnett or Randy fight in the UFC in the future.

[quote comment=”359747″]Fuck Randy &chucks dreams of fighting fedor!! Fedor vs Josh is a match ive been waiting along time to see, hope it finally happens Josh has been my #3 for a good while. He has 3 of his 5 losses to Crocop which is apparently his kryptonite but besides that pure pwnage(and one of the losses really wasnt a loss).[/quote]

Neither of the Big Nog fights involved pwnage of any sort. And let’s not forget the likliehood of PRIDE-era steroid use.

I hate Fedor…I really could care less when he talks since he is irrelevant till he comes to the major leagues of the UFC and proves he is the man…and he could be proving it right now had he not told Dana that the UFC had to sign all of his hanger-ons and no-body’s! I still really am not sold on him being the best out there when all I see him fight lately are 7′7″ sideshow freaks! If he signs with the UFC and starts beating the cream of the crop then I will give him credit…until then…Russian Sambo tournaments aren’t really cutting it when it comes to proving how great you are!

[quote comment=”361141″]I hate Fedor…I really could care less when he talks since he is irrelevant till he comes to the major leagues of the UFC and proves he is the man…and he could be proving it right now had he not told Dana that the UFC had to sign all of his hanger-ons and no-body’s! I still really am not sold on him being the best out there when all I see him fight lately are 7′7″ sideshow freaks! If he signs with the UFC and starts beating the cream of the crop then I will give him credit…until then…Russian Sambo tournaments aren’t really cutting it when it comes to proving how great you are![/quote]

I refer to my quote where i state that the UFC is not the cream of the crop as far as HW’s goes. Thats like saying that The UFC has the best MW’s which is an even weaker weightclass minus Silva and Hendo.

[quote comment=”361264″][quote comment=”361141″]I hate Fedor…I really could care less when he talks since he is irrelevant till he comes to the major leagues of the UFC and proves he is the man…and he could be proving it right now had he not told Dana that the UFC had to sign all of his hanger-ons and no-body’s! I still really am not sold on him being the best out there when all I see him fight lately are 7′7″ sideshow freaks! If he signs with the UFC and starts beating the cream of the crop then I will give him credit…until then…Russian Sambo tournaments aren’t really cutting it when it comes to proving how great you are![/quote]

I refer to my quote where i state that the UFC is not the cream of the crop as far as HW’s goes. Thats like saying that The UFC has the best MW’s which is an even weaker weightclass minus Silva and Hendo.[/quote]
At this point and time…the UFC is the cream of the crop…it is the only organization on the planet that has that kind of following…now I will admit the HW does lack some depth but its not like Fedor is out there battling ANY good HW no matter what organization he is in…the UFC has some great fighters still in the HW I would love to see him fight…now I know he fought and won some big bouts in Pride but what has he done lately? You call Hong Man Choi, the 7′7″ freakshow cream of the crop? Are those Sambo tournaments featuring the best HW competition available? Is his reality TV show going to pit him up against the toughest HW around? The answer is a resounding NO! Right Now, I consider him useless. He needs to come to the UFC and dominate or fight people with a pulse before I will even speak of him being relevant right now…your name alone doesn’t make you the #1 fighter in the world…your ACTIONS do and frankly what has he done lately? Nada!

[quote comment=”361264″][quote comment=”361141″]I hate Fedor…I really could care less when he talks since he is irrelevant till he comes to the major leagues of the UFC and proves he is the man…and he could be proving it right now had he not told Dana that the UFC had to sign all of his hanger-ons and no-body’s! I still really am not sold on him being the best out there when all I see him fight lately are 7′7″ sideshow freaks! If he signs with the UFC and starts beating the cream of the crop then I will give him credit…until then…Russian Sambo tournaments aren’t really cutting it when it comes to proving how great you are![/quote]

I refer to my quote where i state that the UFC is not the cream of the crop as far as HW’s goes. Thats like saying that The UFC has the best MW’s which is an even weaker weightclass minus Silva and Hendo.[/quote]
The MW weight class has some great talent…Cote,Franklin,Herman,Okami (he might be boring but is still talented),Quarry, Starnes, Hell I hate him but enjoy watching Leben, and even Travis Lutter is very talented and fun to watch when he is making weight..It is a young weight class with alot of up and coming stars..any of those guys can be tough..and you said it all…they feature 2 of the top 2 MW in the world…Hendo and Silva…the UFC is the place to be if you truly want to be considered the top of your game because its the grandest stage of them all

[quote comment=”361264″][quote comment=”361141″]I hate Fedor…I really could care less when he talks since he is irrelevant till he comes to the major leagues of the UFC and proves he is the man…and he could be proving it right now had he not told Dana that the UFC had to sign all of his hanger-ons and no-body’s! I still really am not sold on him being the best out there when all I see him fight lately are 7′7″ sideshow freaks! If he signs with the UFC and starts beating the cream of the crop then I will give him credit…until then…Russian Sambo tournaments aren’t really cutting it when it comes to proving how great you are![/quote]

I refer to my quote where i state that the UFC is not the cream of the crop as far as HW’s goes. Thats like saying that The UFC has the best MW’s which is an even weaker weightclass minus Silva and Hendo.[/quote]

UFC may not have all the top HWs. But name one org that has more quality in HWs, MWs, or any other division for that matter. NONE. You can’t be the best golfer if you never played in the Masters. Fedor needs to step it up to the big leagues.

we had a teacher substitute in class and he looks identical to fedor its crazy. lol and hes russian too..crazy shit

W[quote comment=”360608″][quote comment=”359929″]He said the UFC offer was a one sided deal but what major sports organisation doesn’t do that, wether it be football, rugby, basketball or whatever. None of those allow you to play for other teams (in his case compete in other competitions) or participate in things that get you injured like extreme sports much less fight elsewhere.[/quote]

Apparently you have never heard of a small thing called the OLYMPICS!!! Hockey, basketball, baseball. The pros all participate in the Olympics and yes they sometimes get hurt. If you need reference check out what happened to the Toronto Raptors. Garbajosa went and played for Spain and required season ending knee surgery. Look at the Canada Cup quite a few years ago when Gretzky got nailed from behind by Gary Suter. His back was messed up for the rest of his career. He was the best hockey player in history. Do your research man. Dana has to do something though because as it stands right now the HW division is a joke. No one on this site can tell me that the UFC has the top 10 HW’s in the world. Hell it doesn’t even have the top 5.[/quote]

First off I’m not a yank so most of that (sports) stuff you said means little to me but I take it on board, Second those competitions are events of country vs country, which more often that not out rank domestic competitions. OK you can say UFC is made up of international fighters but so are most domestic sports organisations (as in the ones I mentioned before) if MMA is included in the oympics in the next decade or so I’ll be all for them competing. However I was refering to one domestic business allowing their top star to go to another domestic business.

I tell you what I’ll do my research in the future if you guys start reading between the lines.

[quote comment=”361372″][quote comment=”361264″][quote comment=”361141″]I hate Fedor…I really could care less when he talks since he is irrelevant till he comes to the major leagues of the UFC and proves he is the man…and he could be proving it right now had he not told Dana that the UFC had to sign all of his hanger-ons and no-body’s! I still really am not sold on him being the best out there when all I see him fight lately are 7′7″ sideshow freaks! If he signs with the UFC and starts beating the cream of the crop then I will give him credit…until then…Russian Sambo tournaments aren’t really cutting it when it comes to proving how great you are![/quote]

I refer to my quote where i state that the UFC is not the cream of the crop as far as HW’s goes. Thats like saying that The UFC has the best MW’s which is an even weaker weightclass minus Silva and Hendo.[/quote]

UFC may not have all the top HWs. But name one org that has more quality in HWs, MWs, or any other division for that matter. NONE. You can’t be the best golfer if you never played in the Masters. Fedor needs to step it up to the big leagues.[/quote]
Absolutely correct! The exact point I was making! Glad someone understands